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This survey of more than 1,600 design and construction professionals in the U.S. charts their latest perceptions and practices regarding green building -- and compares them to attitudes and...
The year 2010 is a crucial year for forests. In March, major donor countries and forest-rich countries will meet in Paris, Nairobi and Manila, each grappling with the same question: How can...
Arizona will no longer participate in a regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program that was to begin in 2012 because of fears it would stall an economic recovery in the state. ...
A coalition of big environmental groups and businesses that include Duke Energy and El Paso Corp. are part of a coalition that wants to use markets to protect the world's forests and curb climate...
Senior Writer Marc Gunther sits down with Jeff Horowitz to discuss Avoided Deforestation Partners, a coalition that aims to make it more profitable to preserve forests than to chop them down. ...
Why should companies worry about carbon management given the lack of a definitive outcome from climate talks in Copenhagen? Panelists from UPS and Motorola shared their firms’ motivations at...
With the rise and fall of the Copenhagen Climate Summit, the business world is sizing up the changed landscape. This panel of experts discuss whether we'll see more business as usual, or a new era...
How are companies considering carbon now that the Copenhagen summit is behind us? Did the event herald a new era of corporate carbon accounting, or will it be business as usual? These tools offer...
Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to...
Nike has brought its footprint for greenhouse gas emissions back to 2007 levels and reports progress in other climate and energy areas, but has revisited its carbon neutrality goals and no longer...
Companies that rescue and restore forests to earn money by capturing carbon in trees likely expanded their operations in 2009, despite the global recession and regulatory uncertainty, capping...
This report examines the progress of forest carbon markets in during 2009 and provides historical prospective on the establishment of the markets and their growth. ...
Separate reports out this week predict gangbusters growth for various sectors that have sprung up to help companies and governments reduce their carbon footprints. Just-released research predicts...
We wanted to know what kinds of commitments — formal or informal — people were making in their companies. ...
Despite an increasing sense of frustration and disappointment among delegates at COP15, the "big beasts" arrive today, and will hopefully address the final five obstacles to hammering...
A major issue facing the COP15 delegates is how to improve upon the CDM and REDD protocols for offset trading. A benchmark approach offers a way to increase not just the quality but also the...
Although some nations are urging world leaders to stick with an extended Kyoto Protocol, skeptics are aware that its reliance on carbon markets have failed to stimulate major reductions in...
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen periodically gets its head decapitated, with the location of the missing heads being part of Danish folk lore. In a similar spirit the Clean Development...
Some argue that REDD -- reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation -- is strictly an issue for developing countries, yet the developed world also has a big stake in the role that...
Why is wind-power behemoth GE bothering to invest a relatively tiny amount of money in a small company that makes backyard wind turbines? ...
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In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.
Click here to read all of our in-depth coverage of the State of Green Business, and to download the report.
Find great professional service providers who specialize in green business. GreenBiz.com's Professional Services Directory lists great resources in sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, marketing, supply chain, recruiting and HR, and many more.
The startup Aquacue offers a look at the innovations that landed it among the 10...
This eighth annual Clean Energy Trends report takes stock of the sector against the...
This book from Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breem equips people with...- This white paper from Environmental Defense Fund and fleet management company PHH Arval...
Julie Corbett, founder of Ecologic Brands, the company that developed a new paper-plastic...- This report from the National Environmental Education Foundation offers case studies,...
In 2010, we're bringing our acclaimed State of Green Business Forum to San Francisco and Chicago, digging in to the research in the annual State of Green Business report to discover recent trends in green business and hear from industry experts about what the future will hold. Read all our coverage of the events here.
A Corporate Finance Approach to Climate-Stabilizing Targets
Learn Autodesk’s method for setting corporate greenhouse gas targets that align with global climate stabilization goals—and how you can adopt it.
A monthly metric on responsibility, information, and purchasing in the green economy. The Green Confidence Index is the first ongoing consumer study of its kind. Learn More.